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South Amboy Junction Eviction Risk: Elevated , Perth Amboy

Tract 34023005000 · Middlesex County, NJ · pop 5,237 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Tract 34023005000, home to 5,237 residents in the South Amboy Junction neighborhood of Perth Amboy, scores 7.6/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 99% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,735 monthly, set against $91,875 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 30% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,535
Renter share62.0%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate16.3%
Median income$91,875

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In South Amboy Junction
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 12 tracts In Perth Amboy
Very Low
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 192 tracts In Middlesex County
High
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#386 of 2,175 tracts In New Jersey
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Perth Amboy and the region

Centroid at 40.5006, -74.2688 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Amboy Junction scores 7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Perth Amboy
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
New Jersey legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
16.3% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,735 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Perth Amboy
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Perth Amboy
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Perth Amboy
8.3

How South Amboy Junction compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
South Amboy Junction risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.07.0This tracttract 005000Perth Amboy: 8.38.3Perth Amboyparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 72Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 7.49%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.5%Peak (2015)
  • 72Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Amboy Junction. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Amboy Junction

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Perth Amboy eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Middlesex County average of 6.4 and above the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 72 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 7.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.5% of renter households in 2015.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 34023005000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34023005000?

Census tract 34023005000 in the South Amboy Junction neighborhood scores 7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 34023005000?

Median gross rent is $1,735/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 34023005000?

16.3% of residents in tract 34023005000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,237.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 34023005000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 88th, minority 91th, housing 72th.
Q5

Is tract 34023005000 considered part of South Amboy Junction?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 34023005000 fall within South Amboy Junction (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34023005000?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 72 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 34023005000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.49% of renter households, peaking at 7.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 34023005000 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.9% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 34023005000 compare to Perth Amboy overall?

Tract 34023005000 scores 7/10, lower than the parent city of Perth Amboy at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Perth Amboy eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Perth Amboy

Top eight tracts in Perth Amboy ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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